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╔═══════════════════════════╦═══════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Mythical Kingdom Software ║ <<< MKRead >>> ║ ║ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ║ On-Line Message Reader For MK BBS, ║ ║ ███ ▐▀ ▐▀ ███ ║ RemoteAccess, QuickBBS, and SuperBBS ║ ║ ███████████████ ║ Copyright 1992 by Mark May ║ ║ ██████░░░██████ ║ All Rights Reserved ║ ║ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ║ Version 1.03 ║ ╚═══════════════════════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════════╝ The products mentioned in this documentation are trademarks of their individual owners. (NOTE : MKRead is pronounced "Emm Kay Read" NEVER "McRead") (The MK stands for Mythical Kingdom Software) ══════════════════════[ MKRead On-Line Message Editor ]══════════ Page 1 ──────────────────────────[ Table Of Contents ]──────────────────────── Table Of Contents ................................. 1 Features .......................................... 2 Product Support ................................... 3 Disclaimer And Warranty Information ............... 3 Installation And Configuration .................... 4 Using MKRead Message Reading Options ....................... 6 Exiting ErrorLevels ........................... 8 Taglines ...................................... 9 Using The Internal Editor ..................... 10 Text File Config Setup (Point-Setup) .............. 12 Credits ........................................... 15 Registration ...................................... 16 APPENDIX A - MKRead Quick-Reference Card .......... 17 APPENDIX B - Running Under LAN Or Multi-Tasking ... 18 ══════════════════════[ MKRead On-Line Message Editor ]══════════ Page 2 ───────────────────────────[ MKRead FEATURES ]───────────────────────── * Read Message base areas directly without logging onto the BBS system. * Write messages, including netmail and echomail conferences directly to the message base. * Reads Hudson, Squish, Ezycom, and *.MSG-Type Message Base Formats. * Supports Squish message areas with up to 5200 messages to be compatible with the way Maximus handles Squish areas. * Up to 1025 different message areas, with area 1026 being your direct netmail path. * Handles up to 1200 messages in an area at a time (use the new mail only option to read addtional msgs in an area) * Configurable colors (including quoted text). * Definable netmail attributes, both default and for each individual message. * Includes it's own internal editor, or use your own ASCII text editor. * Taglines are available, including many management options, such as stealing, editing, and selecting separate taglines for each message. * Spell-Check option allows you to check each message you enter for spelling errors by adding an external spell-checker. This is optional for each message. * Configurable to beep on messages addressed to you. * Definable quote string to quote the message you are replying to. * User-definable quote header, to be placed at the beginning of each message. This uses macros to display different information, such as receiver name, date, time, etc. * Configurable message sorting options. This includes: Message Number, Date/Time, From, and Subject. * Exporting of messages to text files or your printer. * Select to read only new mail or to have all messages in the chosen area available. * Fully mouseable menu selections. * Can use a text-file configuration setup to use the reader with point setups. * View ANSI messages, with Baud-Rate simulation. * Works directly with MK, RA, QuickBbs, SuperBbs, and Ezycom config files. * Uses Twit.Ctl file to skip messages from selected names. ══════════════════════[ MKRead On-Line Message Editor ]══════════ Page 3 ───────────────────────────[ PRODUCT SUPPORT ]───────────────────────── Help or suggestions for MKRead can be submitted in a variety of ways. * Through the FidoNet EchoMail MK Conference (AreaTag MK). - This is a product support area for all Mythical Kingdom - Software. * If the MK Echo is not available in your area, it is available from the following addresses: 1:110/290 1:3625/457 1:151/1000 1:151/1003 * Through RIME (RelayNet) at address ->MYTHKING. * Via NetMail to Mark May (Author) at address 1:110/290. - You will have to poll for your reply after two days due to the - product being free. An answer should be waiting for you by - then. If you do not receive a reply within 5 days, please - re-send your message. If you don't pick up your reply, it will - be deleted (or possibly routed) in a week or two. * Call the Mythical Kingdom Tech BBS directly: - DataLine : 513-237-7737 (9600 Baud HST/V32) * You may also send comments to maym@dmapub.dma.org * Or, mail your questions/suggestions to: Mark May Mythical Kingdom Software P.O. Box 24808 Huber Heights, OH 45424 ───────────────────────[ WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER ]───────────────────── The only thing the author can guarantee is that MKRead will take up space on your hard drive. Beyond that, you use the program at your own risk. MKRead has been tested in many different environments with no damage, loss of data, or compromised security, and we cannot guarantee how it will work in your environment. The author will not be held responsible for any damage to your system. ══════════════════════[ MKRead On-Line Message Editor ]══════════ Page 4 ────────────────────[ INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION ]───────────────── ────────────────────────────[ INSTALLATION ]─────────────────────────── To install MKRead, unarchive the MKRead archive. The files can be placed in any directory, but it is recommended that they are placed in your main BBS directory. Be sure you have the BBS environment variable set in your AUTOEXEC.BAT so that MKRead can properly find the BBS configuration files. (normally you will already have your BBS environment setting defined) Environment example: SET MK=C:\MK (for MK BBS) SET RA=C:\RA (for Remote Access) SET EZY=C:\EZY (for Ezycom) If you are running in a point setup, please see page 12. ────────────────────────────[ CONFIGURATION ]───────────────────────── When you first run MKRead, the program will load the configuration menu. You will need to adjust the default options to help MKRead work in the way you will use best. Following is a break-down of each configuration option: NAME : This is the name that will be used for entering mail and replying to messages. USER NUM : This is the user number in the USERS.BBS file for the named user of MKRead in the NAME option. EDITOR : Here, you can define an external text editor to use when you edit your messages. If this is left blank, the internal editor will be used. * For example, to use the Q-Edit text editor, you would enter C:\QED\Q.EXE. The extension (.EXE) is REQUIRED. Be sure to use a STRAIGHT Ascii Editor. USE TEXT : If you are running in a point setup, or to use the CONTROL FILE external text configuration, set this to Yes. See page 12 for more details. QUOTE STR : This is the quote string that will be used when you reply to a message and include parts of the previous message. The "@" character represents the initials of the person who wrote the original message. BEEP YOUR MAIL : Setting this option to Yes tells MKRead to beep when it gets to a message that is addressed to you. SPELL CHECKER : Define a program that will check the spelling of the message you have just entered. Leave this field blank to disable this option. * For example, to use ShareSpell to check the spelling of your message, enter C:\BBS\SS.EXE. The extension (.EXE) is REQUIRED. ══════════════════════[ MKRead On-Line Message Editor ]══════════ Page 5 QUOTE HEADER : To have a Unix-style header placed at the beginning of each quoted reply, enter your header here. The following control characters can be used: | - Indicates a carriage return. %F - Indicates original FROM name. %T - Indicates original TO name. %S - Indicates original SUBJECT. %D - Indicates original DATE. %W - Indicates original TIME (When). * EXAMPLE: Quote Header: In A Message To %T <On %D> %F Wrote:| Would put the following at the top of your reply: In A Message To Mark May <On 05-13-92> Andy Harris Wrote: NEW MAIL ONLY : This option would give you access to the messages marked as unread in your user file when set to Yes. When set to No, you will have access to all of the messages in the current message area, but MKRead will start at the first unread message. TAGLINES : Setting this to Yes will enable taglines to be used in your replies. This is discussed later on page 9. MSG ORDER : Different sorting options are available for MKRead. This allows you to chose in which order you will read the mail. The following options are available: MSG NUMBER - Goes in the order of the messages as they are numbered in the message base. DATE/TIME - In order of earliest/latest date of message. FROM - Goes by name in alphabetical order, first to last. SUBJECT - Read by subject in alphabetical order, first to last. NETMAIL PATH : By indicating a path here to your *.MSG Netmail area, you can use MKRead to read your mail in that area. NETMAIL : With this option, you can select the attributes that will be used for your netmail messages. These will be the default options, and can be adjusted for each message before it is entered. ANSI BAUD : Lets you simulate the baud rate of viewing ANSI messages. PRINTER NAME : Lets you set which printer the Alt-P should print a message too. (Example PRN, LPT1, etc.) COLORS : The next 7 options will let you configure the colors in MKRead to your liking. You can either enter the hexadecimal numbers for each color or press Return on each field. This calls up a color chart that you can select the colors from. ══════════════════════[ MKRead On-Line Message Editor ]══════════ Page 6 ────────────────────────────[ USING MKREAD ]─────────────────────────── To start MKRead, simply type MKREAD and press RETURN (If MKRead is in the DOS path). MKRead will load itself and scan the message base. To use a different configuration file than the default MKREAD.CFG file, you can define it on the command line using the /C indicator, with the PATH\FILENAME.EXT, such as: /CC:\MK\MARK.CFG To load overlays from disk instead of EMS memory, indicate /NOEMS or -NOEMS, such as: MKREAD /NOEMS To force a "Mode", use the following parameters: /TM - MK Mode /TR - RA Mode /TS - SuperBBS Mode /TQ - QuickBBS Mode /TE - Ezycom Bbs Mode MKRead also allows the use of an external file, TWIT.CTL, to supress messages from selected individuals. This is a normal text file with one name per line. The maximum number of names is 20. If the last message in an area is twitted, note that the reader will still show unread messages in that area when you start up. The following options are available as menu commands when reading mail: AREA : This calls up a listing of the message areas defined in the message base, and allows you to select a different message area for reading. You can change to a different message area by highlighting the area and pressing ENTER. You can also select it with your mouse pointer and pressing the left mouse button. Area 501 (Easily reached by pressing [END] is the netmail path defined in the configuration setup. PRIOR : This option takes you to the last read message in your selected area. NEXT : Proceeds to the next message in the selected area and is the default option. EXPORT : This will let you save a message to a text file that you specify. You can either append the current file or save to a new file. ══════════════════════[ MKRead On-Line Message Editor ]══════════ Page 7 REPLY : Lets you enter a reply to the current message. When selecting to reply, you can change the area that your reply will be placed in, who it is to, the subject, message reference number, and, when applicable, the netmail attributes. ENTER : You can enter a message in an area without having to reply to a previous message. Using this option, you can post a new message by following the same process as replying to a message. +P : This option allows you to go read the message page by page, with this direction going down the body of the current message. -P : Same as above, but travels up the body of the current message. CONFIG : Loads the configuration menu (Explained on page 4). JUMP : This feature presents you with a list of the messages in the current message area. You can "Jump" to one by selecting the message with the highlight bar or the mouse pointer, and pressing RETURN. You can TAB and SHIFT-TAB back and forth between areas with new mail in them. Messages that are unread are marked with an asterisk (*), while your mail is marked with a plus (+). MKRead starts at the first unread message in the area. DEL : Deletes the current message. SHELL : This lets you shell to the operating system and do normal DOS functions. It is not recommended that you try to run other programs while in the MKRead shell because you may not have enough memory. VIEW : If the current message has ANSI characters in the message, you can view them by using the View command. It will display the colors as they were entered. YOUR : Searches all message areas for mail to you. QUIT : Exits MKRead with an errorlevel. See page 8. ═════════════════════[ MKRead On-Line Message Editor ]═══════════ Page 8 The following keys also work while reading messages: ALT-T : Brings up your Tagline editing menu. Discussed later on page 9. ALT-R : Does a resort of the messages and moves the unread mail down to the end of the Jump list, or after you change your message sort selection in the Config option. INS : Same function as the ENTER menu selection, allows you to enter a message. = : Hitting the Equals key (=) toggles the "Received" status of the currently selected message. F1 : Pressing the Function key 1 (F1) brings up help in both the internal editor and main menu. ALT-K : Toggles ^A kludge line displays. ALT-F : Forwards a message. ALT-J : Jump to DOS, allows you to shell to the operating system. (from the internal message editor) ALT-P : Prints the current message. < And > : Using these keys lets you follow the message threading, allowing easy viewing of replies. ─────────────────────────[ EXITING ERROR-LEVELS ]───────────────────── When you exit MKRead, it exits with an errorlevel. This is done so you can call your echomail processor to toss the mail in the message base that you have entered, when applicable. These are the exiting errorlevels: 0 : No mail entered, or if entered, mail was local only. 1 : BBS Message-base NetMail. 2 : EchoMail. 3 : BBS Message-base NetMail and EchoMail. 4 : Direct (Area 501, *.MSG-Type) NetMail. 5 : Direct Netmail and BBS Message-base NetMail. 6 : Direct NetMail and EchoMail. 7 : Direct NetMail, BBS Message-Base NetMail, and EchoMail. A Sample batch file is included for your reference. ═════════════════════[ MKRead On-Line Message Editor ]═══════════ Page 9 ──────────────────────────────[ TAGLINES ]───────────────────────────── Taglines are small one-line comments added at the end of a message. Many editors today include an option for adding these taglines to your messages. Some networks discourage the addition of taglines to messages, citing that it adds extra clutter to a message area. However, a lot of networks also encourage them. The taglines for MKRead are stored in a text file called TAGLINES.MK. This is an ordinary text file that you can create with your text editor. It should be placed in your main BBS directory, or with your MKRead program files. The file can hold up to 2000 taglines, but the more taglines you have, the more memory MKRead requires. When you save a message you have entered, MKRead takes a tagline from the TAGLINES.MK file and appends it to the end of your message. The following options are available to help the user to manage your taglines: ALT-S : This allows you to select a tagline to use in the next message you enter. This can be called in either the internal editor or while reading messages. ALT-G : Steals the tagline in the current message. MKRead may become confused and try to steal the origin line with the format of some messages. If a message does not contain a tagline, it will then take the origin line. ALT-T : Brings up a list of available taglines in the TAGLINES.MK file, either while reading messages or in the internal editor. Highlight the tagline you wish to manipulate and press RETURN. A tagline-editing window will then pop up. You have the following options while editing a tagline: ALT-B : Reverses the letters of the tagline. ALT-G : Changes the characters to Greek and High-Bit characters. These are not allowed in some networks, so you may want to check before entering a message with these taglines in them. ALT-C : This will "clean," or remove, the High-Bit characters in the tagline. ALT-U : Capitalizes all of the letters in the tagline. ALT-L : Makes all of the characters lower-case. ALT-M : Capitalizes the first letter of each word in the tagline. ═════════════════════[ MKRead On-Line Message Editor ]═══════════ Page 10 ──────────────────────[ USING THE INTERNAL EDITOR ]──────────────────── MKRead includes it's own editor to allow you to enter messages. If you leave the option in Config for an external editor blank, the internal editor will be used. The following commands are used in the editor: <Left>, Ctl-S : Move cursor left <Right>, Ctl-D : Move cursor right <Ctl-Left>, Ctl-A : Word left <Ctl-Right>, Ctl-F : Word right <Home>, Ctl-Q S : Move cursor to beginning of line <End>, Ctl-Q D : Move cursor to end of line <Up>, Ctl-E : Move cursor up one line <Down>, Ctl-X : Move cursor down one line Ctl-W : Scroll display up one line Ctl-Z : Scroll display down one line <PgUp>, Ctl-R : Page Up <PgDn>, Ctl-C : Page Down <Ctl-Home>, Ctl-Q E : Move cursor to top corner of screen <Ctl-End>, Ctl-Q X : Move cursor to bottom corner of screen <Ctl-PgUp>, Ctl-Q R : Move to top of file <Ctl-PgDn>, Ctl-Q C : Move to end of file Ctl-J L : Jump to specific line number <Del>, Ctl-G : Delete character <BkSp>, Ctl-H : Backspace Ctl-Y : Delete line Ctl-Q Y : Delete to end of line Ctl-T : Delete word Ctl-N : Insert line <Tab>, Ctl-I : Tab Ctl-P : Enter a control character <Esc>, Ctl-K X : Exit editor <F7>, Ctl-K R : Mark beginning of block <F8>, Ctl-K K : Mark end of block Ctl-K T : Mark current word as block Ctl-Q B : Jump to beginning of block Ctl-Q K : Jump to end of block Ctl-K H : Toggle whether block is hidden Ctl-K C : Copy block Ctl-K V : Move block Ctl-K Y : Delete block Ctl-K I : Indent block Ctl-K U : Unindent block Ctl-O O : Toggle case of characters in block Ctl-O U : Make all characters in block uppercase Ctl-O V : Make all characters in block lowercase Ctl-K R : Read text from disk file Ctl-K P : Send block to printer (LPT1) Ctl-Q F : Find text Ctl-Q A : Search and replace text Ctl-L : Continue text search Ctl-B : Reformat paragraph Ctl-K G : Reformat all text ═════════════════════[ MKRead On-Line Message Editor ]═══════════ Page 11 Ctl-O C : Center text on current line <Ins>, Ctl-V : Toggle insert mode Ctl-O I : Toggle autoindent mode Ctl-O W : Toggle word wrapping Ctl-O F : Toggle fixed vs smart tabbing Ctl-O T : Set tab size Ctl-O R : Set right margin Ctl-O L : Set left margin Ctl-O B : Set block indent size Ctl-Q L : Restore current line Alt-T : Calls up the TagLine Management Menu Alt-S : Select a TagLine for the current message ═════════════════════[ MKRead On-Line Message Editor ]═══════════ Page 12 ───────────────────────[ TEXT FILE CONFIG SETUP ]────────────────────── MKRead can be run with a text file configuration setup instead of using the BBS configuration files. This is mainly good for point setups, and it is much easier for a BBS SysOp to use the configuration setup internally for MKRead. To use the text configuration file, you will first have to define it in your environment variables by defining the path and configuration file MKRead will use. To use a configuration file named MARK.CFG, your variable would read: MKR=C:\BBS\MARK.CFG It must have the MKR= to indicate MKRead's search path. The configuration file is a plain text file following this format (See SAMPLE.TXT, included in this archive): Addr ## ##:##/##.## : This is your Fido-Style address and aka's, numbered 1 through 10. * EXAMPLE: Addr 1 1:110/290 Addr 2 1:3625/457.0 Origin ## (Text) : This will be your origin line, with up to 10 different ones, numbered 1 through 10. * EXAMPLE: Origin 1 Mythical Kingdom BBS! Origin 2 Mythical Kingdom - Home for MKBBS! Origin 3 The Owl's Roost! MKBeta! EchoLog dr:\path\ : This is a directory/filename to a Squish-Style echolog. Needed for Squish areas. SysOp First Last : Specifies the SysOp's name. NodeListPath Dr:\Path\ : This is the path to your Nodelist. BBSPath Dr:\Path\ : Specifies the path to the BBS directory. This is used as a default for storing files. ═════════════════════[ MKRead On-Line Message Editor ]═══════════ Page 13 MsgArea ### : These define your message area's. The following information is represented here: Name AreaName - Describes the Message area. AreaId TypePath - Gives the AreaId for the message area. * AREAID'S: Squish - Spathname\filename Fido (*.MSG) - Fpathname\ Hudson - H###pathname\ Ezycom - E####PathName JAM Jpathname\filename UseAddr ## - Tells which address/AKA to use from the above definitions. UseOrig ## - Tells which origin line to use from the above definitions. NodeIdx File.Ext - This specifies which style nodelist index NodeInc File.Ext files and nodelist include files are to be used. * For MK BBS it would read: NodeIdx NodeIdx.MK NodeInc NodeInc.MK * For Remote Access, it would read: NodeIdx NodeIdx.RA NodeInc NodeInc.RA MailType Type - Tells which type of mail is in the message area, either Local, EchoMail, or NetMail. Allow MsgType - Tells which type of messages to allow in this area, either Public, Private, or Both. NoFido - Causes Tearlines-Originlines to NOT be added to messages entered in this area. AreaTag Text - This is the FidoNet AreaTag for the current area. UseAddr ## - Tells which address/AKA to use from the above definitions. ═════════════════════[ MKRead On-Line Message Editor ]═══════════ Page 14 UseOrig ## - Tells which origin line to use from the above definitions. MailType Type - Tells which type of mail is in the message area, either Local, EchoMail, or NetMail. Allow MsgType - Tells which type of messages to allow in this area, either Public, Private, or Both. NoFido - Causes Tearlines-Originlines to NOT be added to messages entered in this area. Here are some examples of the message area configurations: MsgArea 001 : Indicates a Hudson message base called Name General Messages : "General Messages" as area 1. Allowing AreaId H001Z:\BBSC\RA\ : Private and Public mail, with origin UseAddr 1 : line 1 and address 1 added to each UseOrig 1 : message. This is a local message area. MailType Local Allow Both EndArea MsgArea 007 : This is an area called "BBS NetMail" and Name BBS NetMail : is located on area number 7 of a Squish AreaId SZ:\BBSC\SQ : message base located in the Z:\BBSC\ UseAddr 1 : path. No FidoNet information is added UseOrig 1 : to mail in this area. The filenames will MailType NetMail : be necessary for Squish areas, but DO Allow Both : NOT put an extension on the filename. EchoLog Z:\BBS\Squish.log NoFido EndArea MsgArea 008 : This area uses the *.MSG format, with the Name NetMail : *.MSG files located in the path AreaId FZ:\BBSD\Mail\ : Z:\BBSD\MAIL\ directory. It is of NetMail UseAddr 1 : type. UseOrig 1 MailType NetMail Allow Both EndArea MsgArea 010 Name Ezy AreaId E0010C:\Ezy\MsgBase\ UseAddr 1 UserOrig 1 MailType EchoMail Allow Public EndArea Anything entered with a ; at the beginning of the line will be ignored, so you can enter comments for your own reference. ═════════════════════[ MKRead On-Line Message Editor ]═══════════ Page 14 ──────────────────────────────[ CREDITS ]────────────────────────────── There are several people who helped greatly during the development of MKRead and I'd like to thank a few of them here. First a big thanks to Andy Harris (1:3625/457) for all his work on the documentation and many suggestions on improvements in MKRead (MKRead started as just a "simple" message reader). Also thanks to Don Shanks (1:110/375) for his suggestions and help in uncovering several bugs through the beta versions, and providing plenty of good info that helped in tracking the problems down. Thanks to Ken Givens (1:124/2213) for helping out a lot in testing out the support for Ezycom. I also have to give some credit to the folks at Psychotronics BBS (1:3641/1) (one of the best message oriented BBS's I've seen). Following their various discussions on offline reading broadened my view of offline reading (although I never did get the part about the penguins). MKRead Beta Test Team: Don Shanks 1:110/375 Andy Harris 1:3625/457 Jeremy Kerr 1:252/6 Vernon R. Pollard 1:3625/454.4 Bob Jackson 1:110/380 Joey Evans 1:110/267 Jim Earnest 1:110/270 Guy Hunter 1:110/230 Ken Givens 1:124/2213 ═════════════════════[ MKRead On-Line Message Editor ]═══════════ Page 16 ────────────────────────────[ REGISTRATION ]─────────────────────────── A registration fee is not required for these programs. I believe that the Bbs world is becoming too commercialized and distribute my programs as FREEWARE to fight against that trend. If you are a shareware author, consider sending me a registered version of your program in exchange for your use of this program. I would appreciate it if you would either fill in the form below and return it to me, or to drop me a postcard. This will help in measuring the usefulness of MKRead and help in determining how time is allocated between this and other projects. Registration Information: MKRead v1.03 Name: ____________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ City, ST Zip ____________________________________________ BBS Name: ____________________________________________ BBS Phone Number ( ) - Applicable NetWork Address(es) (IE: FidoNet, Etc.) __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Any suggestions or comments ______________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Registrations should be mailed to: Mark May Mythical Kingdom Software P.O. Box 24808 Huber Heights, OH 45424 ═════════════════════[ MKRead On-Line Message Editor ]═══════════ Page 17 ─────────────────────────────[ APPENDIX A ]──────────────────────────── ─────────────────────[ MKRead Quick-Reference Card ]─────────────────── ───────────────────[ MKRead Internal Editor Commands ]───────────────── Left Cursor Left Right Cursor right Ctl-Left Word left Ctl-Right Word right Home Begin of line End End of line Up Cursor Up Down Cursor Down Ctl-W Display Up Ctl-Z Display Down PgUp Page Up PgDn Page Down Ctl-PgUp Top of File Ctl-PgDn End of file Ctl-J L Jump to line Esc Exit editor Del Delete character BkSp Backspace Ctl-Y Delete line Ctl-Q Y Delete to EOL Ctl-T Delete word Ctl-N Insert line Tab Tab Ctl-P Control character F7 or Ctl-K R Begin Block F8 or Ctl-K K End Block Ctl-K T Mark Word Ctl-Q B Jump Begin Block Ctl-Q K Jump End Block Ctl-K H Hide/Unhide Block Ctl-K C Copy block Ctl-K V Move block Ctl-K Y Delete block Ctl-K I Indent block Ctl-K U Unindent block Ctl-K R Read Text File Ctl-Q F Find text Ctl-Q A Search/Replace Ctl-L Search again Ctl-O C Center Text Ins Insert/Overwrite Ctl-Q L Restore Line Alt-T TagLine Manager Alt-S Select TagLine ──────────────────────[ MKRead Main Menu Commands ]──────────────────── Area Select new area for reading messages Prior Go To Previous Message in current area Next Go To Next Message in current area Export Export current message to a text file Reply Reply to current message Enter Enter a new message +Pg Next Page of the current message -Pg Previous Page of the current message Config Set Configuration Parameters of MKRead Jump JumpList to select new essage in current area Del Delete the current message Shell Shell to Dos View View current message in Ansi/Avatar format Quit Exit MKRead ────────────────────────────[ Command Keys ]─────────────────────────── Alt-F Forward msg Alt-G Grab tagline Alt-T Edit taglines Alt-R Resort messages Alt-S Select tagline Alt-J Jump to DOS = Toggle Received Alt-K Toggle ^A Kludge Display < Previous Msg Reply > Next Msg Reply ────────────────────────[ TagLine Manager Keys ]─────────────────────── Alt-B Reverses letters Alt-G Greek & Hi-Bit letters Alt-C Clean out Hi-Bits Alt-U Capitalize all letters Alt-L Lowercase all letters Alt-M Captialize first letters ═════════════════════[ MKRead On-Line Message Editor ]═══════════ Page 18 ─────────────────────────────[ APPENDIX B ]──────────────────────────── ─────────────────[ Running Under LAN Or Multi-Tasking ]───────────────── The SysOp can run MKRead while a user is logged onto their bulletin board and accessing the message base safely under these conditions as long as SHARE is loaded in the system. This makes MKRead easier to use because it is possible to leave the BBS running, thus giving uninterrupted service! A sample .PIF file is included for running MKRead under DESQview. Any questions about operating under DESQview can be directed at Andy Harris, either in the MK Echo or via netmail at FidoNet 1:3625/457. The author, Mark May, runs in a LAN environment. Efforts to contact him are given on page 3.